POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

Thirteenth lesson – Trezième leçon

 CONTENTS

 Introduction

 1. Forms

 2. Uses
INTRODUCTION

 Possesive adjectives are used to indicate to

whom or to what something belongs.

 They agree in gender and number with the nouns

they are related to.
 1. FORMS
Masculine Feminine Before Plural
vowel
My Mon père Ma mère Mon oncle Mes parents
(my father) (my mother) (my uncle) (my parents)

Your Ton père Ta mère Ton oncle Tes parents

(sg./informal) (your father) (your mother) (your uncle) (your parents)

His, her Son père Sa mère Son oncle Ses parents

(his/her father) (his/her mother) (his/her parents) (his/her parents)

Our Notre père Notre mère Notre oncle Nos parents

(our father) (our mother) (our uncle) (our parents)
Your Votre père Votre mère Votre oncle Vos parents
(pl.-formal sg.) (your father) (your mother) (your uncle) (your parents)

Their Leur père Leur mère Leur oncle Leurs parents

(their father) (their mother) (their uncle) (their parents)
1. FORMS

 Note : the gender of the noun determines which

form of the possessive adjective to use not the
gender of the subject.
2. USES

1. When a feminine noun begins with a vowel,

the masculine possessive is used

 Mon ami et mon amie.

 My friend (m.) and my friend (f.)
2. USES

2. When describing two or more nouns, a

possessive adjective must be used in front of
each one

 Son frère et sa soeur.

 His brother and sister
2. USES

3. French possessive adjectives are almost never

used with body parts.

 In English we say He washes his hands whereas

in French we use

 Il se lave les mains.

 (literally, he washes the hands of himself).
C’est tout pour aujourd’hui!

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